School candidates must file petition by Feb. 26
      Lakewood School Board President Chet Galdo announced that the deadline for filing nominating petitions to run for positions on the Lakewood Board of Education is 4 p.m. Feb. 26. The election is scheduled for April 17.
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Emergency cell phones offered to local seniors
      The Howell Senior Center is providing free cell phones for senior citizens to use in case of an emergency. Senior center staff members are distributing the phones to older adults to be used only to call 911 in case of an emergency. People who receive the phones are trained in proper usa...
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'Thoroughly Modern Millie' at OCC Feb. 2-3
      The Performing Arts Academy of Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS) will present the musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Feb. 2-3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean County College Fine Arts Center, College Drive, Toms River. Tickets are $10. each. Details and tickets: (732) 657-4000...
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Optimist club offers support for school trip
      During a recent meeting of the Howell Board of Education, members of the Howell Optimist Club presented the board with a donation of $4,000 to be used toward the eighth grade trips to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel. "Our Optimist Club's No. 1 priority is helping th...
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